Got A Cdl and Cant Get A Job

i Have A Petty Theft Misdemeanor From 2005, When i Was Working A At Store I Walked Of The Sales Floor With A Product value At $5.00. Pleded No Contest Got A Slap On The Wrist And Paid A Fined. Joined The Service Went To Iraq When I Came Back From My Tour This Yr. I Did Want To Go Back To A 9 to 5 Job.
So I Applied For A Few Jobs And Got Turned Down Never Knew Why So I Went And Got My Cdl's On My Own. After A Company Did A Background Check He Called Me BAck Askin About It When I Told Him I Forgot It Even Help 4yrs Ago A Day Later I Was Turned Down. So Since i Got This Misdemeanor On My Background im Working On It Being Exspunged But Til Then I Have To Wait Around And Getting Turned Down By Companies Will Anybody Hire Me.

 

You have to be honest with whom ever you apply with, backround checks in the trucking industry are the most indepth I ve ever seen in any profession. Most companies I ve come in contact with want 5 to 7 years with no crimnal activity or convictions. Just be honest with them and I m sure you ll find someone willing to take a chance on you. Good luck!

 

Honesty is king. Be honest explain the situation in full and take the results. some will turn you down but some will give you a chance. Lots of companies even hire with felonies but a misdemeanor is not much of a record. the biggest problem is it was for theft. dishonesty is a big no no to most companies. If you lie on your app they will find out and then your done for sure.

 

ditto all others, and know that economy sux, and getting a cdl "on your own" probably doesn't help. Good luck.

 

Thanks I but didnt lies On My App's. and i didnt really steal anything i walk out side to talk to friend and didnt come right back in the store. but what really killed me was they just gave me a slap on the wrist in 05 i forgot all about it since i joined the service. but i know now that time is patience.

 

Well if this is the case i misunderstood the first post. What i would do is hire an attorney and get this either expunged from your record or at least get it sealed so it does not show up if in fact this is true. Sounds like the employer really gave you a deep shaft if this is the case.

 

Sorry but I smell more to the story then that how do you "forget" being "arrested". And theft charges of any kind are a big deal in this industry. What they are looking at is that you stole from an employer before so odds are you will again in this case from them. Fuel, tires, equipment items, items off of the load, items around the yard the list goes on and on and it happens daily.

 

Take it how u feel, but when u spend over 2yrs out of 4 yrs iraq somthing like that is forgetable when u haven been home in a while. i dont steal if i cant get i really dont need i just made a mistake walkin out of the sales floor to joke wit friends never thinking anything of it.

 

The upside (according to many of us), is you are not qualified to go to Canada and be treated like crap!! Be happy!!

What you can do is what many of us are doing in the mean time, work local. Those lousy paying local jobs are generating more income than being OTR and not getting your layover pay!! We are home at night and making more than most drivers still trying to work OTR during this time.

 

The problem with this is that once it gets into USIS's database, it usually stays there. Even if it is expunged, it can show up on reports for years!

BUT, the main thing is to be honest with prospective employers. Many employers, especially smaller ones, will put as much emphasis on your military service as on a aging misdemeanor conviction. This is especially true if you held a clearance in the military, which would have required a background check that is MUCH more in-depth than most employers put you through.